First Takes: EV Charging Gets a Boost, Making Smart Meters Work for You, and More: By Matthew Wheeland • EV-Frie...

• EV-Friendly Homes & Home EV Chargers a Sign of EV Market Growth: There's been a lot of news in the last couple days suggesting that electric vehicles are poised to hit prime-time. First, Nissan announced a partnership with eco-home builder City Ventures to pre-wire 190 homes in Southern California with EV charging systems. And along the same lines, GE rolled out its WattStation Wall Mount home and business EV charger , which follows on GE's partnership with Lowe's from last month to sell home charging stations at the home improvement chain. • Triple-A Offers Roadside EV Charging: Another sign that EVs are making strides: The automobile club AAA this week announced that it had a solution to "range anxiety," one of the big challenges electric vehicle makers have to overcome to break into the car market. AAA will be rolling out emergency EV-charging vehicles in select marke...